Maryland Employment Law Update – May 2018

Rights and Protections for State Personnel Who are Nursing Mothers

On April 24, 2018, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed legislation (H.B. 306) requiring the state to provide a reasonable, unpaid break time for state employees to express breast milk for a nursing child as follows:

After the child’s birth and each time the employee needs to express her milk.

Upon notice, the state must provide a specific location that is not a bathroom, where the employee may express breast milk while she is shielded from view. The location must also be separate from coworkers and the public.